Blogs from Williamsburg, Virginia, United States, North America - page 4

Day 27. We visited Colonial Williamsburg... read more

So I arrived in Williamsburg and checked into my timeshare. I am staying at the Wyndham Kingsgate. My unit has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a pullout couch, a dining room, and a kitchen, as well as a washer and dryer. I love it. The facility has both an outdoor and indoor heated pool, an outdoor hot tub, a fitness center, a restaurant, and an arcade with unlimited play. It's near a KMart as well, which is convenient. Wyndham has three properties in the area. Governor's Green is the big, new one. Besides Kingsgate, there is also Patriot's Place. I have access to any of them and most of the activities like bingo and such are at Governor's Green. I visited Colonial Williamsburg. The recreation desk sells discounted two day passes, but I opted just to go ... read more

We head south to Virginia to spend a weekend with Seth’s parents and grandmother in Colonial Williamsburg. We intentionally avoid the interstate and so it’s a lovely, scenic drive. Friday night is mostly spent catching up with family. Saturday we start our day at Friendly’s, and I just can’t say that was a good idea. I felt as though we’d gone out of our way to find the slowest and most inept server in the state. But we eventually make it into Colonial Williamsburg, via the Welcome Center buses. We begin delving into 18th century life with a visit to the Governor’s Palace. It was completed in 1772 and is decorated as it would have been just prior to the Revolution. There are 540 weapons on display within the house - quite a collection of rifles ... read more

Early Tuesday morning we set out for the historic area around Williamsburg (2.5 hour drive). Although there is a Historic Williamsburg, to enter and tour required a fee ($37 per). So we walked the streets, played tourist, and took photos for free, We also went on the campus of William and Mary (second only to Harvard in age). Light rain fell, but we persisted and finished our street walk and headed to the Yorktown Battlefield. Historic areas are under the National Park Service, so access is free to Golden Eagle Pass holders (old people). We took a driving tour of the battlefield and found the open fields of battle visualizing the two sides standing in lines with muskets loaded as they advanced toward each other waiting for the command to fire. The battlefield areas were ... read more

Planned another easy day today so late start for a simple breakfast on offer at the Super 8 at Virginia Beach.After watching Regis and Kelly,a show you can get hooked on just to see who they are going to have on and what they are going to talk about,it was time to hit the road.By the way they interviewed the delicious Diane Lane who is starring opposite Richard Gere in Nights at Rodanthe which opens here soon.Must put it on the list as it looks a good movie.The GMA show interviewed Richard Gere beforehand. Headed down to Fort Story where the first English settlement in USA was.Pulled up tot the entry only to find we and the car would be subject to a full searchas we were entering a military base.Hadnt taken that into account when ... read more